---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 06/11/13: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:41 AM - Re: Definition of Insanity (mark_trickel) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:41:41 AM PST US Subject: KIS-List: Re: Definition of Insanity From: "mark_trickel" Hello Robert, I commend your perseverance in choosing an environmentally friendly coating for your project. You may be confusing insanity with Murphys Tech law which states: New systems generate new problems. At this point in your project I am sure you have overcome many problems and I am confident you will overcome this one. Ironically in this months issue of Sport Aviation is a tech tip on sanding which by now you could write volumes on the subject. It would be really cool if you had you Cruiser at Oshkosh for 20th anniversary of the design (2014). To redirect your perspective a bit I jotted down this top 10 list for you: Top ten reasons building a KIS is better than building an RV 10. Geez, everyone else is building an RV. RVs cheap airframe price draws builders to this old technology but builders pay when it comes to the power plant. 9. KIS aircraft perform better with much less horsepower than RVs. 8. The smaller engines used on KIS aircraft yield a smaller fuel bill. 7. As long as the builders Keeps-It-Simple, time to assemble KIS aircraft is considerably less than putting an RV together. 6. KIS aircraft are infinitely more customizable than ANY RV. RVs are built according to plan. Building a KIS you can glue in the components and other modifications wherever you want with ease. 5. Setting 10s of thousands of rivets will drive wife mad as well as the neighbors too. 4. No helpers are required to do composite lay-ups. RVs may require the wife to buck rivets - would you really want to burn your favors this way? 3. Applying the finish to a KIS has less steps metal requires etch, alumi-prep, zinc chromate or another type of protection coating, primer one, primer two, and color coat. Composite requires filling the weave, primer one, primer two, and color coat. As it is best that coatings cure together I show two primer coats as a good place to break between coatings. It would be difficult if not impossible to lay down all the coatings at one time. 2. KIS TR-1 is stronger than a RV 6. 1. At any fly-in a KIS will stand out more than the dime a dozen RVs (seen one RV seen them all). PS: Two weeks ago I was able to assemble enough crew to get my McCormick TR-1C off the trailer and put away. The wing is in my garage and the fuselage is in my shed. Now I will be able to assess the condition of the airplane in full. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=402483#402483 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.